Takawangha Volcano

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Takawangha Volcano is a large, mostly ice-covered stratovolcano in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska known for its multiple summit craters and potential for explosive eruptions.

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Takawangha Volcano canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
composition andesitic to basaltic-andesitic
country United States
coveredBy ice
eruptionPotential explosive
eruptionStyle explosive eruptions
geologicalSetting subduction zone volcano
hasAge Holocene age
hasCrater ice-filled craters
hasFeature ice-filled summit craters
hasGlaciers small summit glaciers
hasMorphology steep-sided stratocone
hasSummitCrater multiple summit craters
hasVent multiple summit vents
hazardType lahars
pyroclastic flows
tephra fall
isPartOf Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian volcanic province
lastKnownEruptiveActivity Holocene
latitudeApprox 51.9 N
locatedIn Alaska
Aleutian Islands
locatedOnIsland Tanaga Island
longitudeApprox 178.0 W
monitoredBy Alaska Volcano Observatory
United States Geological Survey
mountainRange Aleutian Range
nearbyVolcano Tanaga Volcano
region western Aleutians
linked to: Aleutian Islands
riskTo aircraft from ash clouds
separatedFrom Tanaga Volcano by low saddle
subductingPlate Pacific Plate
summitElevation approximately 1449 m
approximately 4754 ft
surfaceType mostly ice-covered
tectonicPlate North American Plate
volcanicArcOrBelt Aleutian Arc

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Tanaga Island hasVolcano Takawangha Volcano
Tanaga Island lastEruptionOf Takawangha Volcano
Tanaga Volcano hasNearbyVolcano Takawangha Volcano